TinlE DAILY: PRE E The Home Paper Tod.t IWTod.f' The IVeathet- Fa Toaighi and Thur. VOL. XVIII. No. 60 SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N, C WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1916 FOUR PAGES TODAY price two cents ,YT FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS ITALIANS CAPTURE BRIDGE AT GORITZ AND SENATE PASSES THEjOIG SHORTAGE SOI NATION-WIDE PRICE R'LWAY EMPLOYES REFUSE TO BEGIN HEAVY ATTACK ON CITY IN GJIEAT CHILD LABOR BILL OF TIE IMPORT, OF BREAD TEN CENT? MEDIATION UNDER AUSPICES GOVlIENT PROFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVES ROADS ' NEW OFFENSIVE; TREMENDOUS ENTHUSI BY A BIG MAJORITY CRC?5 THIS SE4S0N IS CONSIDER Attackers May Have Taken Important Place Already Expected Foon to Be Marching to Port of Trieste Warships Aiding, in Assault Two Million Men Engag ed In Terrific Battle in Which Austrians Seem to Be Losing Italians Sang and Wore Flowers in Their Hats as They Swung Across Bridge to Drive Down Up- on-Defenders-Decisive Victory Expected Might Turning Point of the War I Measure Had Already Gone Less Corn, Wheat, Oats, To- Through House Twelve i bacco, Cotton and Pota- Voted Against, Nearly alj toes ii North Carolina, oouuiern Democrats Wilson Insisted fc. , NATffWS FAfiMFRS IfKF ft V p W ' AM ft V aUWM Be of Washington, -Aug. 8. The Senate Honvilv Frnm TCprlnpfirms wwj luuuy passea we oiu xo prevent! - uovernmem; i;rop itepor Shows No Item Forecast ed to be as Big as 191 Production v (By United Press) "-... v London, Aug. 9. The Italians have taken ten tfiousard prisoners at Contain the biggest Ital ian victory of the war. : Rome, Aug. 9. Two million men are battling along ihe Isonzo front in a great struggle centering around Go ritz, that- mav Prove the" turning point of the war. The Italians have captured Goritz bridge,1 pouring across- to assault, Goritz and singing gayly, with helmets decorated L... With flQWej'S., It IS believed the Capture,.Wlll be -Complete I Mississippi-OenrocVati, . and Oliver! of the August crop report for the w ' -V ' ' ' ; " ' m . , ' . 1 ..' . 1 . 1 i J . 1 . v.. .f I t ' ..! t . I IT.U.J cii.i 1 Al. interstate commerce in products child labor by a vote of 52 to 12. Tho measurewhich already had passed the House, was brought to a vote in the Senate upon the insistence of President Wilson after the Demo cratic Senate caucus once- had decid ed to defer its consideration until De cember. Senators who voted against Die bill were Bankheadi Alabama; Bry an and Fletcher, Florida; Hardwick and Smith, Georgia; Overman and Simmons, North Carolina; Smith and an, South iCarolina; Williams, (Special to The Free Press) Chicago, Aug. 9 Wheat jump ed from five to seven cents as the ' result of the government crop re port predicting a thirty per cent, decrease in production.' Washingtonf Aug. 3. A summary Pennsylvania- -Repub- X; and Penrose, licans. Opposition to the measure had come chieflyf rom Southern cotton mill owners, and the group of South- srn Democrats who voted against it had fought it in caucus and maintain ed their opposition during; the Sen- United States as compiled by the Bureau of Crop Estimates and trans mitted through the Weather Bureau, shows that nearly 'every important crop has lost heavily sine earlier re ports. Corn is badly in need of rain in some sections.' Returns from cor respondents indicate that the loss to will he in a few hours, if no already accomplished. Fifteen thousand Austrians were captured in the first two days of the offensive. Ronxe and the other cities are being swept with ire nendbus enthusiasm Terrific bombardment of the Austrian line from land . . ... . -r, i. 11.. Tl. -I"'' v IS being augmented Dy nre irom ltauan warsmps. il IS ate debate on the ground that the re- the planters of the .nation believed a decisive Victory is imminent that Will Send the gulatjon proposed is unconstitutional I many mtUion dollars. Italians marching on Trieste. Allies Itammering With Fury at Teutons on Every Front. ;; (By EDWARD U KEEN) London, Aug. 9. A mighty triple offensive, with sev eral million men employed and thousands of guns engag ed, is slowly squeezinghe armies of the Central Empires on every front. Tne uermans are ngnung stuooorniy, m majiy , instances with rare bravery. and would interfere with the rights of j I the States. REYNOLDS FINED FOR ASSAULT AT ASHEVILLE Asheville, Aug. 8. Robert ft. Rey-1 nolds, one-time candidate for Con gress from the Tenth District, was The Austrc-German-Turkish forces are giving ground fin.ed w and costs in police court m every theater of warisave in the Balkans, Where the r Tr recent SKirmisnes neraiaea me oegmning 01 , a xourui exw ciub, yesterday. great Allied offensive. The Slavs are advancing along a " jJKaumatea lor important crops in the country nd State of North Caro lina follow: f Corn State: August 1' forecast, 65,400,000 bushels; production' last year (final estimate), 64,060,000 bush els. United , Stales : August 1 fore cast, 2,780,000,000 bushels ; produc (Continued on page four) . ; NEW YORK FACES A MILK FAMINE OVER BRIEFS IN THE NEWS (By the United Press) New York, Aug. 9. A milk famine is faced here as the re sult of a demand on upstate dai ries for higher prices. Distribu tors here refude to consider the demand. A conference between civic and State authorities is to be held. OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS SPANKED AND SHOCKED IN LODGE-ROOM, SAID Pitt county will not hold a fair front of 30 miles, from Nedworns to' Nisniof. Nedworns, GREENSBORO MAN LOSES a railway center oi iu,uuu pupuutuuii, una ueeu captuicu. ..nn nriiiir CWIMlWIMr nf CfoniaTon iha rnfiiro ft whiph wmild mafpr. r r rrrni: .. Aug. s.j. H, ck. laiiy increase me uanger lu vjciicx ai v uii uuumici o m uy. a well-known insurance man, was The most striking victory by Italians, since the war drowned in the lake at Guilford Bat wna WimwrnVW wniild nart.lv onen the "wftV t6 Trieste, tleground late this afternoon while in ... i . . . .1 iwlmniitiM u gicau uujwuyc w .-J'6. ;..MR Cook was 5 years of agi( ftnd inere.is resistance prooaDiy at uonu, duu me austrians is Burvived by hia wife and a soni are believed ttf have been forced to strip their lines to the danger point, to meet the Russian menace in .Galicia. In the west another "slice of the German second line has ' been won, on a four-mile front north of the Somme. The Teutons are on the offensive only at Verdun. Their posi tions have ; been -changed eight times since : the offensive this year, began. The Allies are marchine: victorious in the Cauca- An officer from Camp Glenn was at , ,1 "AW-. T. Orr and Furman, Murray, alleged New Great Battle In West. v deserters from, Company F, Second Paris, Aug. 9.TheGerman3 again naye recaptured infantry, niaumont redoubt, northeast or veraun, in neavy ngni- rnri7r rf irrnn in fag, whicl lAd all night, it bBffidally staW- The iVitM IN rrencn repulsed all otner attacKs on me veruun iroia, advancing toward Fleury. , - North of the Somme the Germans repeatedly counter- - - w6 .vu..ugiu dgaiiisi uie flmca new pUB1UUUSMllhlM A WV l II I 'r I permanent injury sustained from the . Uljlllllilll 1 UUUU Ui UL I employment of on electrical applianc in an initiation. The presiding juage ordered a nonsuit. - If anyone, was responsible, it was the Individuals. who initiated Ange, and not the Sov ereign Camp, in whose ritual and in structions to subordinate camps no such treatment of a candidate was The nianu f acturer of the device said it was in possible for Ange to have been in jured as alleged and medical men's testimony was against his contention, Ange said he had been caused to have fits, etc. The appliance described ? by Ange was an affair with two handles, lie was instructed to stoop to pull the handles, and that with, all his energy, so that the "result that was register ed'' could be sent into 'headquarters. When Ange pulled the tiamlles, he said, he received a shocking e' Ttrical ;e and wai uranked by a r "t of .rivance that had previou .!y i-v.newiJy lyin? W.e.- 1 in t',i f.v-. DARING RAID OVER Jesse Ange, Suing in Novel Case In Washington' County Court, Told About Appliance Used In Side De gree by Fraternal Order Judge Ordered Nonsuit Mr. G. V. Cowper has returned from Plymouth, where he appeared Tuesday in the novel case of Jesse C. Ange vs. the Sovereign Camp of Woodmen of the, World. Ange was asking $3,000 damages for alleged finally entering 3 single trench, but were partly ejected, e uauie continues in that region. ' Stanislau In Danger. . , Petrograd, Aug. 9. The Gah'cian town of Tyamionics, seven miles east of Stanislau, has fallen before General Lochitahy,5 it is stated Officially. Over 700 prisoners were taken, half of them German. The advance on Stanislau has gained six miles in 24 hours.- . 1 LAKRANZA HAS EIGHTY THOUSAND ! Bomb Town, Causing Big Fires and Explosions Flew With Speed of Hur- ricane, Penetrating Coun- authorized, it was aui. try 200 Miles 1IEN0N THE BORDER; BANDITS ARE BEING CIEAN'D WM PATROLLED, IT'S SAID OUT AND Fl (By the United Press) : V Mexico City, Aug. 9. Eighty thousand Carranzistas are How patrolling the border and rounding up and ex ijnrinating bandits, War Minister Obregon today said. Conditions are Satisfactory," he declared- In official and financial circles, it is denied that Mexico plans a loan in the United States. ;. .. .-. (By ttie United Preas); , Parig, AufA 9. Flying in the dark ness at the fate of a mile a mmute, French aeronauts last, night crossed the Vosge mountains ftnd the Black j forest in Germany and bombarded the town of Rothweil, on the Necker civ-1 er, causing great fires and intense ex plosions, it is ofiicially said.. : v The start was made after . dusk. Two hundred miles was covered in three hours and twenty-five minutes. There were a number of air com! n'5 on the Verdun front. A German v -plane snl c:-: ive ia" oon- wc' . -trev" !. 'Sacred Duty to Public'' to Increase! Higher. Cos Ingredients and Labor Cited Housewives Fight Strenuously pi the United Presi) Salt Lake City, Aug. 9. the National Master Bakers' organi zation today adopted a resolution declaring it to be the bakers' "sacred duty to the public to fix the price of bread at ten cents." The unprecedented rise hi the prices of ingredients and labor is given as tho cause. Tho new nationwide in crease is proposed to be permanent, Seven hundred thousand members of the National Housewives' League will fight the action. KINSTON COUNTRY CLUB INCORPORATED Kinston (By W. J. MARTIN) Raleigh, .Aug.. 9 The Country Club, without capital stock, for the maintenance of a clubhouse, golf course and other features, was chartered today. Tho incorporators are J. A, BizzeHJ. J. Stevenson, W. B. (Douglass and R. E. JHewborn, ANOTHER CASE WHERE THERE WERE NO FENCES (By the Eastern Press) Washington, N. C, Aug. 9. J, 0. Swanner of Beaufort county held six cows, -admittedly the property of B. Cooper, and, refused ' to deliver them to the owner, charging him $25 damages for the cows wandering on his fields and $14 for1 their upkeep. Mayor, a local magistrate refused to allow damages, saying there were no fences on the Swanner farm, etc. Swanner appealed the case. BULLETINS (By the United Press) FOUR DIE IN 2EP. RAH). London, Aug. 9. One or more ' zeppelins raided the coast of Eng land and Scotland this morning, it is ofiicially reported. Three women' and a child were killed and fourteen persons injured. The raiders were driven off by 'the coast guard. - , COTTON EXPORTS. Washington, Aug. 9. -Cotton exported in the week ending Au gust 5 was 94,000 bales, against 37,000 in the corresponding week last year. JAMES G. DELEMAR OF NEW BERN DIES VHILE IN BATHING (By the United Press) . " ' , New York, Aug. 9.Thc railroad employes will accept the offer of the services of the U. S. Hoard of Mediation, provided immediate action is taken, it was announced this afternoon- , New York, Aug. 9. The Railroad Brotherhoods to day refused to accept government mediation, proffered by the railroads at a conference. .- Government Mediators Waiting and Watching. New York, Aug. 9. With the men determined to force their demands and reluctant to accept arbitration, the Brotherhood and railroad representatives mefc again today. All members of the United States Boarii of Medi ation are here watching., It is probable that they will of fer their services today. . , . ' REDFIELD ASSERTS HUGHES MADE FALSE STATEMENTS DETR'T l .'.': Charges Against Adminis i tration Refuted by Secre tary and Also Ihe Acting Secretary of Commerce, E. F. Sweet ASSOCIATION Succumbed to Heart Failure AVhile Standing In Water Only Two Feet Deep He Was Prominent Socially and as Churchman r 1 (Special to The Free Press) New Bern, Aug. 9. James G. Del- emar, prominent local man, suc cumbed to heart failure while bath ing at Wyatt's beach about 8:15 o' clock last night He was seen to fall while standing in about two feet of water. Strenuous efforts at resus citation failed. MrDelemar was 38 years old, an active churchman and has extensile family connections. The funeral is to be held here, probably today. f ..; '-rribe to The Free Press. - Washington, Aug. 8. Statements made by Chas, E. Hughes, Republic an nominee for the presidency, in"! speeches at Detroit yesterday .were characterized as "false as to facts and of misleading substance" ia tele, grams sent by administration officials tonight after a long discussion of the subject by President Wilson and his cabinet at today's meeting. The charges related to changes, in the coast and geodetic survey and the Census Board. .s Secretary Redfield, in Binghamton, telegraphed to Secretary Tumulty di- nying the charges made by Mr. Hughes and later sent a similar tele gram to Mr. Hughes. Edwin ( F. Sweet, Acting Secretary of Commerce Mr. Redfleld's absence, also tele graphed Mr. Hughes giving a detail- d refutation of the charges. Mr.' Hughes cited the retirement of E. Dana Durand' fis director of the census and the appointment of Wil liam J. Harris in his place, and the replacement of O. H. .Tittman as head of the Coast and Geodetic Sur vey by Dr. E. Lester Jones. Mri Eedfield's telegram to Secretary Tu multy follows: , j "Statement of Hughes respecting appointments Census and Coast Sur- vey in Detroit false as to facts , and of misleading substance. ' You may say from me, Durand of Census, re tired voluntarily, was not removed or retired. I recommended him to his present employment. Harris' suc cession was not political. Made fine record and promoted trade commis sioner for merit. Tittman's Coast Survey, retired voluntarily after my refusing one resignation. Jones, his successor, promoted for meritorious work as Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries. Has made wonderfuf re cord instilling new life into service." Ayden will have a racing matinee on the 18th. FAIR" SELECTS HONORARY VICE About Half Hundred Men In Ten Counties Named Athletics ' Department New Feature for Exhibit This Fall ' The jKinston Fair Association's di rectorate at a meeting Tuesday night created new department for the fair 'the Athletic department and : de ' elded to devote Friday, October 27, to a field meet; named Wednesday, Octo -ber 23, "Educational Day," and elect ed for the coming fair the following . honorary vice-presidents in the ten counties catered to by the fair: Lenoir H. W, Brothers, John C' Davis, W... L. Kennedy, K, E. Sut.' ton, J. L. Jackson, W. B. Becton Parker Howard, E. ft. 'Waller, He ber- Worthington, O,' Taylor, Georgei West, S. W. Ipock. ' - Jones-A. J. Collins, J. K. Dixon, ' Hayes Chadwlck, W. B. Hargett, Purney Brock, Ben. T. Pollock, Pas cal Taylor. "v Onslow T. B. Henderson, Pete) , Smith, N. S. Sylvester. . .' Wayne J. R. Muryin, Q. A Fields. i " Duplin-, E. O., Parker, O. W Quinn, . W. G. Kornegay, lonnia Smith. W. J. Middleton.y Pitt L. J. Chapman, J. W. Park er, Dr. C. O'H Laughinghouse, A: W. Ange, Seth T. Hooker, Joe P, Quinerly. H Greene C. L. Hardy, J. Exum, Jr., D. W. Patrick. Or. J. 11. Hat per, W, W. Ormond, H. F. Hardy, - Chas. Swinson. Pender E . A . Hawes, G . P,, Powers, Rev. W. S. Key. Craven W C. .White, W. , R ' Sauls, Dr. Stephen Hawes, . J Carteret C. S. Wallace. Clyda Morton. - , James county may erect number of dipping vats to aid in cattle tick eradication. Craven county has ap propriated $5,000 for the purpose and Pitt $1,000. - , - - BRANDEIS AND LANE WILL BE ON THE MEXICAN COMMISSION Washington, Aug. 9. Louis D. Brandeis and Sec retary of the Interior Lane were today selected by President Wilson tJ serve on : the Mexican Peace Commission. A' third member will be announced when he accepts! , -- s 1 The Mexican Commissioners, named last week, re Ignacio Bonillas, a government under secretary: Albert Openy, a Mexican railway president, and Luis Cabrere, Minister of Finance. ( It . r